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Tue, 03 Mar 2015 15:29:22 -0500Joomla! - Open Source Content Managementen-gbzoz@presspublications.com (The Press Newspaper)Eastwood: Deputies at high school intermittentlyhttp://www.presspublications.com/?id=11287
http://www.presspublications.com/?id=11287Eastwood School District Brent Welker said deputies of the Wood County Sheriff’s Department will be at the high school campus “intermittently” this week as district officials and the department try to determine who was responsible for leaving ammunition in a restroom Friday at the high school.

Administrators put the school in lockdown for much of the day after a student found the ammunition early that morning in a boy’s restroom.

]]>news@presspublications.com (Larry Limpf)ROOTMon, 11 Mar 2013 13:02:13 -0400Lake school fundraiser criticizedhttp://www.presspublications.com/?id=11552
http://www.presspublications.com/?id=11552 A resident of the Lake School District has raised questions about a fundraiser donkey basketball game scheduled for April 23, saying it sends the wrong message to the students and community.

Virginia Holmes, a mother of elementary school students, writes in a letter to Jim Witt, Lake school superintendent, that donkey basketball “...raises concern and controversy every year in many districts across the country.” “As many enjoy the fun of a silly game, others are concerned about the welfare of the animals involved,” Holmes writes. “As responsible adults, parents and teachers we need to take the lead and guide properly our next generations, making sure they receive the proper messages and examples from us.”

Witt confirmed receiving the letter but declined to comment further.

Holmes notes many school districts have banned donkey basketball and found “better alternatives.” She has started an online petition through the care2petition website to ask the administration to consider replacing the event.

Jennifer O’Connor, a staff writer for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Foundation, said there are better alternatives.

“Donkey ball is a cheap throwback to a time when we didn’t know any better,” she said. “It’s 2013, and good sports don’t abuse animals.”

Holmes says in her letter she is also a member of the Nitro Foundation, which is seeking harsher penalties for owners and employees of commercial dog kennels for certain types of cruel treatment.

On its website, the foundation is asking members to be at the state capitol April 23 during hearings on pending bills that would enact the penalties.

]]>graphic@presspublications.com (Press Staff Writer)ROOTThu, 19 Feb 2015 14:53:42 -0500Ottawa County - Train intersection blockages discussedhttp://www.presspublications.com/260-american-birding/15359-ottawa-county-train-intersection-blockages-discussed
http://www.presspublications.com/260-american-birding/15359-ottawa-county-train-intersection-blockages-discussedLocal officials are working together to try to reduce the number of blocked train intersections across Ottawa County.

About 30 people including politicians, law enforcement, fire and rescue personnel, school officials and residents attended Monday night’s informational meeting at the Allen-Clay Joint Fire District headquarters organized by Ottawa County Sheriff Steve Levorchick.

“Sheriff Levorchick told me he was concerned about escalated levels of blocked railroad crossing complaints and I agreed to work with him to do something about the problem,” said Sen. Randy Gardner.

The goal of the public forum was to get input from those affected by the growing problem.

“The commitment to working on this issue from Ottawa County officials has been tremendous,” Gardner added.

The sheriff said he’s been talking for a while with a resident who lives near railroad tracks who has watched the repeated blockages and the havoc they create for neighbors, motorists and school bus drivers.

]]>graphic@presspublications.com (Cynthia L. Jacoby)ROOTMon, 02 Feb 2015 14:25:41 -0500Week of 2/2/15http://www.presspublications.com/260-american-birding/15338-week-of-2-2-15
http://www.presspublications.com/260-american-birding/15338-week-of-2-2-15Algae attention neededTo the editor: I've been following The Press articles on algae in Lake Erie and I'm happy to see the attention you are giving the issue.

It's pretty crazy that our water treatment system has to become such a complex and large chemistry set in order to take some of the toxins out of our water, and possibly add a few in the process.

There is another algal toxin possibly linked to three of the brain tangle diseases, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and ALS. It's well presented in a TEDx talk by Dr. Paul Alan Cox, who put together a consortium of researchers from 27 universities around the world to discover the link between the cyanobacterial neurotoxin beta­N­methylamino­l­alanine

(BMAA) and the brain diseases.

Dr. Cox spent decades in drug discovery for major drug companies and discovered a few important drugs. BMAA, moving up the food chain through only two steps, increased its concentration 10,000 times the concentration found in the algal mat.

His team describes the process by which BMAA takes the place of a natural human Transfer­RNA and causes neuron proteins to collapse and tangle. If chlorination is the answer, what does chlorine turn the many algal toxins into?

Are the molecules broken down, or are they made more complex?Bill KatakisNorthwood

]]>graphic@presspublications.com (Press Readers)ROOTThu, 29 Jan 2015 15:40:12 -0500Oregon school board eyes another levy next yearhttp://www.presspublications.com/260-american-birding/15157-oregon-school-board-eyes-another-levy-next-year
http://www.presspublications.com/260-american-birding/15157-oregon-school-board-eyes-another-levy-next-yearThe Oregon school board plans to place another levy on the ballot in 2015 after a 5.9 mill emergency levy was defeated on Nov. 4.

“Hopefully, the board will take action in January or February to put a levy on the ballot for next year sometime,” said board member Jeff Ziviski at a recent school board meeting. “We want to get that out and be as open as possible. We will be meeting here shortly to put together an action plan of what will happen if we’re not successful in our next attempt.”

Out of 6,992 votes cast on November 4, the levy lost by 60 to 40 percent. The district has been unable to get an operations levy passed since 2008.

Decisions will have to be made whether to wait until next November’s ballot or earlier in the year.

“The question is not `if’we’re going to be on the ballot, but `when,”’ Ziviski told The Press on Monday. “The board just has to talk that process through as far as the timing. Traditionally, May levies don’t have a very good turnout. We expect November to be a very well attended election day because of city council races.”

]]>graphic@presspublications.com (Kelly Kaczala)ROOTMon, 29 Dec 2014 10:19:57 -0500Hess named All-Ohio; Sponaugle looks forward to next yearhttp://www.presspublications.com/260-american-birding/14882-hess-named-all-ohio-sponaugle-looks-forward-to-next-year
http://www.presspublications.com/260-american-birding/14882-hess-named-all-ohio-sponaugle-looks-forward-to-next-yearNational Trail Raceway in Hebron, site of the annual Ohio high school state cross country meet, has felt like a second home to Clay junior Haley Hess over the past three years.

“I like the course because it runs really fast,” Hess said. “It’s very open, so you can always hear people cheering you on. That helps. There’s nothing I don’t like about it. It’s probably one of my favorite courses.”

Last Saturday the 5-foot-6 Hess placed 10th at the Division I state meet, finishing in 18 minutes, 33.94 seconds. It was not her fastest time of the season – she ran 18:31 while taking fourth place at the regional meet – but it was close. And it was enough for her to earn first-team All-Ohio status for the second straight year.

Hess finished sixth in 18:41.39 last year and 56th as a freshman in 2012, in 19:05.09. She ran with her Clay teammates at the 2012 and ‘13 state meets, but the Eagles were unable to qualify as a team this season. Hess said running by herself on Nov. 1 “didn’t affect me.”

]]>graphic@presspublications.com (Mark Griffin)ROOTThu, 06 Nov 2014 16:18:09 -0500Oregon renews contract with Waste Managementhttp://www.presspublications.com/260-american-birding/14763-oregon-renews-contract-with-waste-management
http://www.presspublications.com/260-american-birding/14763-oregon-renews-contract-with-waste-managementOregon City Council on Monday agreed to renew its contract for collection of garbage and recyclables with Waste Management.

The five year contract includes unlimited curbside solid waste, every other week recycling in a 64 gallon city provided cart, and bulk and co-mingled yard waste collection at a cost of $11.25 per month per household and an annual price increase of 2.5 percent in the second, third, fourth and fifth years of the contract, with monthly adjustments for the cost of fuel. The $11.25 per month cost is .20 more than the previous contract.

The new contract starts Dec. 1 and ends Nov. 30, 2019.

Public Service Director Paul Roman said Waste Management and Republic Services submitted bids for the service.

“In reviewing the bids, Waste Management was clearly the lowest and best bid,” said Roman at a recent committee of the whole meeting. Even with the 2.5 percent increase, Waste Management’s bid was still lower than Republic’s.

Kids and kids at heart look forward to the end of October, when we use tricks and treats in equal measure to celebrate Halloween.

No doubt, you’ll be passing out treats to costumed hobgoblins and hooligans in your neighborhood this Halloween night. But be careful that you’re not fooled by a different kind of trickster looking for a larger handout—such as your identity.

October also is Crime Prevention Month and National Cyber Security Awareness Month. So it is the perfect time to remind you to safeguard your personal information—whether it’s online, on paper, or given out in person.

Don’t share your personal information, such as your full name, date of birth, mother’s maiden name, and your Social Security number with anyone unless you are certain it is safe.

]]>graphic@presspublications.com (Press Staff Writer)ROOTThu, 09 Oct 2014 14:10:23 -0400Board appointment http://www.presspublications.com/260-american-birding/14550-board-appointment
http://www.presspublications.com/260-american-birding/14550-board-appointment The Woodmore school board will consider a resolution during its Sept. 16 meeting to appoint Corinna Bench to the board. If appointed, Bench would replace Mike DeStazio, who resigned his seat recently, citing time constraints after accepting another coaching position in the Genoa district. The board will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the new elementary building in Woodville. Anyone attending the meeting is asked to bring their own chair. ]]>news@presspublications.com (Press Staff Writer)ROOTMon, 15 Sep 2014 18:05:53 -0400Building skillshttp://www.presspublications.com/260-american-birding/13905-building-skills
http://www.presspublications.com/260-american-birding/13905-building-skills

High school students in Penta Career Center’s construction trades programs spent the school year working on a 2,200-square foot house at 10700 Roachton Rd., Perrysburg Township. An open house was held May 18 for the two-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom house, constructed for the Britten family. For info about applying for a Penta-built home, contact Kevin McCann at 419-666-1120, ext. 6358.

]]>graphic@presspublications.com (Press Staff Writer)ROOTThu, 22 May 2014 15:32:54 -0400Summer protection starts with immunizationhttp://www.presspublications.com/260-american-birding/13820-summer-protection-starts-with-immunization
http://www.presspublications.com/260-american-birding/13820-summer-protection-starts-with-immunizationAs summer camps, fairs, vacations and family picnics take you and your family away to many fun-filled places during the warm weather months, now is a good time to get vaccinated.

The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reminds Ohioans that immunizations are the most effective way to prevent illness from vaccine-preventable diseases. The ongoing measles and mumps outbreaks in Ohio also serve as a reminder to all Ohioans that they should be up-to-date on immunizations.